Death work : police, trauma, and the psychology of survival / Vincent E. Henry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henry, Vincent E., 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police psychology.

Death.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (415 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through extensive field observation and structured interviews with NYPD officers, Henry reveals patterns of psychological transformation and social consequences of police encounters with death.

Contents:

Foreword; Contents; Introduction: The Death and Policing Nexus; 1. Death Work: The General Context; 2. Police Survivors of Death Encounters: Theoretical Perspective and Strategy of Inquiry; 3. "Becoming a Cop": Basic Social and Psychological Processes; 4. The Rookie's Experience: Introduction to Death; 5. Patrol Sergeants: Routinization of the Death Encounter; 6. Crime Scene Detectives: "Technicizing" the Death Encounter; 7. Homicide Detectives: Emotional Reactions to Violent Death; 8. Police Survivors: Genuine Threats to the Sense of Immortality; 9. Reflections and Observations

Epilogue: September 11, 2001Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-028905-8

0-19-026151-X

1-280-50275-4

0-19-803584-5

1-60256-896-0

OCLC:

252582402